Kicking off the event will be a keynote entitled ‘It Takes Two to Tango (If You Want to Tango Exceptionally Well)’ delivered by a female-male duo, a novel approach at a diversity event. The keynote will serve to reinforce the reality that we are stronger together, especially when on equal terms. This will then be followed by a panel discussion on ‘How to Land The Job of Your Dreams’, moderated by Eleanor.

Despite the longstanding cybersecurity skills gap, many still struggle to land their perfect job in the sector. The panel discussion will investigate this disconnect and invite individuals from various backgrounds to offer their perspectives. This includes a cybersecurity recruiter, a hiring manager, a senior industry professional that has made it to the Boardroom, and a newcomer to the sector. Audience members will also have a chance to ask the panellists their burning questions and seek advice on landing the job of their dreams.

“I am over the moon to have the opportunity to bring another women in cyber event to the sector, this time with International Cyber Expo as its home. I am as passionate today as I’ve ever been about improving inclusion in our industry, and nothing motivates me more than a room full of people who share that mission,” said Eleanor. 

“I’ve designed this event with the attendee at the heart and soul of it. I’ve spoken to people who have expressed a desire for greater opportunity to network at these events, so we’ve made that a core focus. We’ve built in enough time to schmooze, make friends and seek new job opportunities (for those looking). I’ve also been told that attendees want a guarantee that they’ll be granted access. So, I’ve worked with Rachael at Nineteen Group to ensure we have an event space big enough to welcome every single person who registers – without fail.”

“We’ve been listening to what the cybersecurity community wants, and many of the women in the sector want the chance to be heard. This is why we’re delivering an inspiring and educational networking event for women and their allies in the industry,” said Rachael Shattock, Group Event Director at Nineteen Group.

 “We are so pleased to have Eleanor Dallaway on board to help us bring this new event to life at International Cyber Expo 2023. With almost two decades of experience as a tech journalist, and having founded Women in Cybersecurity networking events in her time as editor of Infosecurity Magazine, she brings a wealth of insight and contacts that will no doubt make this event a huge success. Not to mention, she is a formidable industry role model in her own right.”

The event will be held on the Gallery Level at London Olympia on Tuesday, the 26th of September from 14:00 – 16:30 BST. Attendees can register via the following link for guaranteed entry: https://www.internationalcyberexpo.com/grab-mic-form

The event agenda continues to be developed. For the latest updates, visit: https://www.internationalcyberexpo.com/grab-mic-women-cyber

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With opening remarks by Professor Ciaran Martin CB, Chair of International Cyber Expo’s Advisory Council, the Global Cyber Summit assembles some of the industry’s greatest minds to review ongoing cyber threats, priorities and challenges. Uniquely, the programme this year invites advisors closely associated with Ukrainian government agencies to present their invaluable insight into the reality and impact of Russian cyber-attacks on the country and beyond. 

Special guest speakers include Oksana Kharchenko, a member of YouControl – a Ukrainian team of developers creating services for business analysis – who will delve into the challenges of managing sanctions risk in the current geopolitical setting. Andrew Hural, Director, MDR of UnderDefense – a prominent cyber security company offering pro bono services to Ukrainian government entities – will also reflect on the last 500 days of Russian cyber operations, determining the successes and failures of their espionage. 

Other globally pertinent subject matters will be discussed by world-renowned experts as well. 

Below are a few agenda highlights: 

• Nicola Whiting MBE, co-owner of Titania Group, will reveal why diversity and inclusion efforts might be stalling, and provides a new framework.
• Theresa Deumchen, Tech Policy Associate at Global Counsel, examines the regulatory landscape concerning generative AI.
• Alexsander Gorkowienko, SecurityLabs Senior Managing Consultant at Spirent Communications, will explain how EU security regulations, such as the NIS 2 Directive, might affect businesses across the region.
• Jake Moore, Global Cyber Security Advisor at ESET, sheds light on his attempt to manipulate recruitment staff, land a job inside a company and gain full access to their data. 
• Stewart Bertram, Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Elemendar, utilises a mix of case studies and theories to expose the crossover between misinformation and cyber threat operations.
• Rashik Parmar, Group CEO of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, and Dr Saritha Arunkumar, IBM Public Cloud Worldwide Technical Leader – Security, sit together on a panel to address the question: What does the rise of AI and quantum computing mean for the future of cyber security?
• Charlotte Hooper, Helpline Manager at The Cyber Helpline highlights the impact of cybercrime on individuals and what can be done to support them.

Attendees of the Global Cyber Summit can also take advantage of scheduled talks at the co-located International Security Expo. In fact, Joel Aleburu at Microsoft will be speaking here about the role of cyber espionage in terrorist activities on the first day of the event; while Joe Wrieden, Intelligence Analyst at Cyjax will assess the key role of Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) in serious and organised crime on the second day.

“It has been an absolute delight and honour to curate International Cyber Expo’s Global Cyber Summit agenda, once again. We received a substantial influx of speaker submissions, far surpassing that of last year, which only goes to prove the event’s success since its inaugural launch last year,” said Philip Ingram MBE, former senior British Military Intelligence Officer and Content Lead for International Cyber Expo. “We have a phenomenal schedule of speakers, tackling a number of timely topics from AI and quantum computing to the Ukrainian experience amid its Russian invasion. Equally important, and what makes the Summit one-of-a-kind, is the opportunity for audiences to explore the overlapping nature of these issues in the cyber and physical worlds, considering International Security Expo is just down the hall.”

All sessions are CPD Certified. 

While it continues to be refined, you can find the latest Global Cyber Summit programme and details about speakers, here: https://www.internationalcyberexpo.com/international-security-conference 

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Perry noted a reckoning in the industry, where once security awareness programmes started with limited goals and bare minimum checklists set merely on achieving compliance requirements, we’ve moved on to shaping behaviours to stem the tide of breaches that come from phishing – but there is so much more we can do, he said. “We need to start viewing the human as an endpoint that could potentially control thousands of other endpoints (IoT); if you can deal with the one who controls the many, it’s more effective.”

Kai and Perry moved on to talk about the maturation of the industry and how CISOs can more easily earn themselves a spot at the table. “The way to do this is for CISOs to be able to give relevant metrics on how people play into the security profile of the organisation. People are a critical layer – not the only layer but a critical one – so this is all part of a defensive security posture. We need to up-level this traditionally ignored part of the security stack,” Perry explained.

To help with this, Kai said that meaningful data is necessary, because most existing models for security culture maturity lack precision. As part of the pair’s research, they analysed billions of data points to come up with the seven dimensions of security culture that allow organisations to breakdown their own security culture and adapt accordingly. The full playbook is available to buy here: https://www.amazon.com/Security-Culture-Playbook-Executive-Developing/dp/1119875234

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